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After ordering the parts for my purge system I have decided
to take the plunge and get a hyper kit together also.
Hypered film is simply better.
Yes it is for several
films.
From what I have gathered hypering films is as much of an
art as a science.
It seems that the Lumicon Hyper kits are a pretty
good deal compared to buying the individual components ones self.
But are the hypering conditions with the Lumicon kits
repeatable with any expectation of reasonably high accuracy
(temperatures, pressures etc)? I am considering getting
some kind of vacuum pump and a good chamber. Can anyone suggest a good
model pump (Im looking at the Welch model 8803 or 1400)?
The Lumicon kits are good for low-vac. They
are workable for high-vac with modifications. Hypering benefits can be
obtained very fully at low-vac proceedures. I would recommend that you start
there just to simplify everything. As you gain experience and data about your
setup then you can consider hi-vac proceedures. Caution; high-vac for
color films is a pretty much uncharted path with only one APML member giving
it a try that I know of (Philip Perkins). He had problems with un-even
hypering IIRC.
I have to admit having a bell jar hooked up to a vacuum pump
downstairs in my "lab" would make me feel like Dr. No or something, probably a
guy thing. Although my wife, not to mention my girlfriend are starting to
think im really weird buying all this stuff.
Errr, uhhhh, make sure your wife doesn't
check or have access to your computer. Or is your culture different than mine
<g>.
Or am I an idiot, overthinking all of this and should
just go out and get me a Lumicon model?
You're not an idiot just inexperienced. To get
experienced just do it (with Nike tennis shoes on)
<g>.
Bobby Middleton